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FRUITCAKES
Definition of FRUITCAKES
noun
plural of fruitcake
noun
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
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Word DNA
FRUITCAKES inherits its ancestry from its root, FRUITCAKE.
How it is built
Same root, FRUITCAKE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRUITCAKES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FRUITCAKES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEFIKRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FRUITCAKES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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